George Washington Fant

Full Name: George Washington Fant
Date of birth: December 27, 1868
Date of death: November 13, 1932

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	7	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Bloomburg / Cass		Cass
H	7	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st	Democrat	Bloomburg / Cass		Cass

(1) "G.W. Fant, a member of the legislature who lives at Bloomberg, in Cass County . . . " "Asserts Committee Has Full Authority," 8/13/1911, pp. 1, 3. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Jefferson listed as post office for Bowie, Cass, and Marion counties. Jim Wheat's Postmasters & Post Offices of Texas, 1846-1930. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
(3) Postoffice Jefferson. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 7
Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bloomburg / Cass
Counties in district: Cass

House District 7
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bloomburg / Cass
Counties in district: Cass

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Other Resources

George Washington Fant, birth date 12/27/1868 in Anderson, South Carolina, death date 11/13/1932 in Linden, Cass County, Texas, farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
G.W. Fant, birth date 12/27/1868, death date 11/13/1932, photo, burial in Friendship Cemetery, Hughes Springs, Cass County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "G.W. Fant Dies of Stomach Ailment," The Cass County Sun (Linden, Texas), 11/15/1932, p. 4, crediting the Atlanta Public Library. Born in South Carolina, "served two terms in the Texas Legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. G.W. Fant, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.W. Fant, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

32nd R.S. - 1911 Agriculture Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on the North Texas Hospital for the Insane Penitentiaries Roads, Bridges and Ferries Senatorial Districts
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Agriculture Appropriations Constitutional Amendments Penitentiaries
31st R.S. - 1909 Agriculture Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on the North Texas Insane Asylum Constitutional Amendments Education Liquor Traffic Penitentiaries

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